Awards to Win
During the YSA Symposium there will be possibilities to win some prizes! Stay tuned for more details!
Check out the submission requirements and options to win below:
Submission
Please send your artwork together with the filled-out submission form (available for download below this description) and the subject line "YSA Symposium Science Art" via E-Mail to: ysa@meduniwien.ac.at
Only jpeg or png files will be accepted!
Submission deadline
April, 27th 2026
Submission criteria and disclaimer
One contest entry per person is allowed. Please send us the highest resolution possible, as the artwork will be presented at the symposium's art gallery.
All taxes on any prize won are the sole responsibility of each winner. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to use winner’s name, city, state, and winning entry for promotional purposes. Contest entry constitutes permission to use winning submissions on YSA website and its affiliated websites without further compensation. Furthermore, entry constitutes permission to archive winning entries indefinitely on any webpage on this website, to be used for promotional purposes. Contestants agree that the sole and final judgment as to all matters concerning contests and interpretation of contest rules are at the sole discretion of YSA and its staff. YSA, its staff, board members and its prize donors are not liable or responsible for any claims, damages, losses, injuries, or death including any third party claims, arising from or relating to, in whole or in part, any contest, including entry and participation in any contest and acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prizes; not responsible for entries that do not follow guidelines; not responsible for entries and responses to winner notifications that are illegible, incomplete, late, lost, misdelivered, or undeliverable; not responsible for any technical or human errors, malfunctions, failures, etc. resulting in participation of contest. YSA will not sell or trade contestants’ email addresses or personal information. Winners artwork may be displayed at the YSA homepage. By entering this contest, participants warrant and represent that they agree to be bound by the contest rules and the final decisions of YSA.
Evaluation process
The artwork of each participant will be uploaded on YSA's Instagram channel for promoting and collecting votes. Additionally, each artwork will be presented at the art gallery during the YSA PhD symposium. All symposium participants are encouraged to place their votes at the symposium's art gallery, on the 1st day of the symposium only. The contest will have two winners, one prize for voting online (Instagram), and one prize for voting on-site during the symposium. The contest prize winners will be announced at the networking party.